BPL Brings Back Player Auction for 2025 Season, Replacing Draft System

Each franchise will be allowed to sign two Bangladeshi players (from A and B categories) and one or two foreign players immediately before the auction, subject to the approval of the BPL Governing Council. The auction will be conducted in two stages: first local players, then foreign players. Each franchise must acquire at least 11 local players from the auction and can have a maximum of 15 local players in the team. Directly contracted players will be exempt from this auction requirement. Each team will have a budget limit of 45 million Bangladeshi Taka for local players, which will not include payments made to directly contracted cricketers.

Teams can register as many foreign players as they wish, but only two to four players can be included in the playing eleven for any match. Each team must acquire at least two foreign players through the auction. The maximum budget for foreign players has been set at US$350,000 per team, including direct contracts. Franchises will not be allowed to pay more than the set price limit or bidding cap.

Players purchased at the auction will be paid in three installments: 25 percent upon signing, 55 percent before the team's last league match, and the remaining 20 percent within 30 days of the tournament's conclusion. All payments will be subject to the tax regulations of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).